Moldy Ghetto

Moldy Ghetto
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Genre:	Experimental, Noise, Noise-Rock
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Theme:	Experimental, Indie, Lo-Fi, Noise-Rock
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Years:	1992 — 1996 / / 2016 — now
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Country:	United States
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City:	Costa Mesa, Irvine
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Labels:	Completely Gone Recordings, Hot Damn! Tapes
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Gears:	Amps, Bass, Drums, Effects Pedals, Guitar, Recording Equipment, Tapes, Voice
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Members:	Josh McCurdy (left side), Jeff Hassett (middle), Tim Whiteford (right side), Rob Rizzo, Dan Seida, Deny Samoree, Mike Foster, Anne Hassett, Chris Hawthorne, Jane X, Heather X
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Side Projects:	Completely Gone Recordings, hCrink, Hot Damn! Tapes, Kosmik Leprechaun, Rusty-Like, VL
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Contact:	[1] Bandcamp
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Site:	[2] Bandcamp
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Biography

Moldy Ghetto was an experimental indie noise-rock group formed by singer / songwriter / multi-instrumentalist Josh McCurdy (later known as Kosmik Leprechaun) and drummer Tim Whiteford, with input by Jeff Hassett (later known as hCrink), while all three were still in high school. The band was active from 1993 — 1996; and went through many drummers. Initially, MG published and released limited edition homemade 4-track cassette recordings of extremely noisy material, via McCurdy's label, known as Hot Damn! Tapes (later known as Completely Gone Recordings), only adopting a much mellower sound by the end of the bands' existence.

In 1995, MG merged with singer-songwriter Deny Samoree, forming the indie-rock group, known as Rusty-Like (subsequently releasing a number of albums by that project, via Samoree's own label Pink Monkey Tapes). RL would often be the opening band for MG's gigs, usually with McCurdy performing on the drums before joining MG on vocals and guitar. In 1996, the members of both groups went their separate ways, not performing together again, until a brief reunion and recording session with Rusty-Like, back in 2003. Since 2007, all surviving Moldy Ghetto and Rusty-Like material has been re-published, in digital format, by Completely Gone Recordings.

In 2016, McCurdy reunited with original drummer Tim Whiteford, for a spree of recording sessions featuring new material by the group, which has yet to be released.

Members

Josh McCurdy: Artist, Bass, Engineer, Drums, Guitars, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals (1993 — 1996 / 2016 — now)
Jeff Hassett: Artist, Bass, Engineer, Drums, Guitars, Keyboards, Tapes, Vocals (1994 — 1996)
Tim Whiteford: Drums (1993 — 1995 / 2016 — now)
Anne Hassett: Drums, Vocals (1994)
Mike Foster: Drums (1995-1996)
Chris Hawthorne: Guitar (1993)
Deny Samoree: Guitar (1995)
Rob Rizzo: Drums (1995)
Dan Seida: Drums (1995)
Tim Horran: Bass (1993)
Heather X: Viola (1995)
Jane X: Drums (1996)

Gear

Amps, Bass, Drums, Effects Pedals, Guitars, Keyboards, PA, Recording Equipment, Tapes, Voice

Discography

• Demos ~ Cassette on Hot Damn! Tapes (1993)
  
• Live at Totally Coffee EP ~ Cassette on Hot Damn! Tapes (1994)
  
• Lavender Disaster ~ Cassette on Hot Damn! Tapes (1995)
  
• 4-Track Demos ~ Cassette on Hot Damn! Tapes (1996)
  
• Live at The Whisky A Go Go ~ Video on Hot Damn! Tapes (1996)
  
• Free Sessions EP ~ Cassette on Hot Damn! Tapes (1996)
  
• Lavender Disaster (Deluxe) ~ Digital reissue of all surviving material on Completely Gone Recordings (2007)
  

Links

"Lavender Disaster (Deluxe)" Album